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Unrelenting drought leaves millions who rely on Colorado River facing an uncertain future
The Colorado River is a critical resource for the western U.S. But a megadrought, one significantly exacerbated by climate change, is jeopardizing the river’s future and threatening to upend how its water is used and longstanding agreements between states. Miles O’Brien reports as part of our coverage on how climate change is creating a “Tipping Point” for the U.S. and around the world.
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- William Brangham:The Colorado River is a critical source of water for the Western United States, but a mega-drought, one significantly exacerbated by climate change, is jeopardizing that river’s future, how that water gets used, and threatening longstanding agreements between states.Miles O’Brien has our report.It’s part of our coverage on how climate change is creating a tipping point for the U.S. and the world.
- Miles O’Brien:This is where the shortage meets the soil, Pinal County, Arizona, desert farmland between Phoenix and Tucson, lifelong home for farmer Nancy Caywood.
- Nancy Caywood, Farmer:My family has been farming in this area for 91 years. My grandfather bought this farm, 255 acres.
- Miles O’Brien:They grow alfalfa and cotton, both thirsty crops, which are not doing well right now.
- Nancy Caywood:This is the drought in action right here. I have never seen it this bad before.
- Miles O’Brien:Much of her water comes from canals that are filled by the Gila River, a tributary of the Colorado River. But in April of 2021, the water stopped flowing.
- Nancy Caywood:We don’t know when we will see water in here again.
- Miles O’Brien:Same goes for farmers in Pinal County who draw water directly from the Colorado River. When the U.S. government declared an official shortage for the river in August, farmers who depend on it were also drastically cut back.Almost 1, 500 miles’ long, the Colorado winds its way through seven states and into Mexico. This river basin is filled with lush natural ecosystems. It transforms about 5.5 million acres of barren desert into fertile farmland; 40 million people are sustained by this water…...More Here
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